08/06/2026
New photos have revealed the clearest look yet at a battle-damaged KC-135 tanker patched together after being hit during the Iran conflict. What you’re seeing isn’t cosmetic—these are emergency field repairs keeping a critical aircraft barely airworthy after serious combat damage. From scorched panels to makeshift structural fixes, every patch tells a silent story of what happened in the skies.
But the biggest question remains: how close did this aircraft really come to not making it home at all?
https://bicnews.com/new-photos-offer-clearest-view-yet-of-temporary-repairs-on-another-kc-135-damaged-during-iran-war/
